Saturday, June 2, 2012

Living Gods And Goddesses In Climate Change

My
latest seriesNATURE SPEAKS is inspired by Nature's suffering
and devastation. Cuttingtrees, dumping
waste in river and sea, polluting the air endlessly with our cars all for the
sakeof human comfort cannot continue
without consequences. Climate change is Nature's responseand the result is in the violence
of earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes etc. I can't help but feelthe anger of Nature when I see
proof of these devastating events as if She is giving back to us what we have given Her.

The present climate change is the result of our
negligence and ignorance toward Nature. When I am close to a river, sea or
forest I try to understand their unspoken language and feelings. They speak to me of
pain, suffering, unbalance, injustice and worries for the future. My paintings are a translation of
the woes of Nature.

As humans we think only of our needs as valuable but
truly we are forgetting how dependentwe are on the light of the sun, water of the glacier
and oxygen released by plants. We shouldremember how dependent we are on Nature for our lives.
As we respect our lives we should respect the cycles of Nature. I have made the
great forces and forms of Nature resemble humans as well as Gods and Goddesses in Hindu
mythology in a quest to illustrate our needto think of Nature as God Herself. Here I question the
Hindus who profess to worship the riverGanga and
Bagmati as most sacred while polluting them with foul smelling human waste. How
can a Hindu worship a Pipai tree with thread and incense
believing in the God in the branches while cutting and choking other trees? My
work illustrates that Nature is God bothmale and female dressed in our shoes and socks for
protection which they need as our human bodies need.

Explanation About Few Works

My
Parijat tree, symbol
of love in female form, is pregnant which whose the dream of a tree for her future as a woman!

My River Goddess is unhappy because the water is so
polluted that she must wear gloves,the fish are running away from the dirty water, and
she is forced to clear out the rubbish. She is show sweating and furious arriving from the
high mountain glacier.

My Monkey God, Hanuman,
has lost his forest
of Sanjivini.

The Air God is angry as he pushes down the old
car belching black smoke. His fury showsas a bird dies in his hand choked by pollution. The
forest of trees disappears as the forest of tyres touches the sky.

My Buddha wears socks in order to protect
Nature and Peace in the world.

All
my tulsi, medicinal
plant, are in modern dress to show the importance of tulsi even in the 21St
century !

Ganesh (the elephant god) with grass (duboo) Lord Shiva with
Bel patra (tree) Lotus with Goddess Laxmi show the connection between GOD and
NATURE which also show the importance of nature.

Umbrellas, socks, shoes are used here as symbol for
protection that they all need today.

It is our duty to
protect and love Nature with space and respect. It is in our own interest
because
if Nature dies we all die.

Remember that if we ruin Nature
She will find a way to continue but we may not.